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minoanmisshttps://www.humansofnewyork.com/
https://www.humansofnewyork.com/post/661245074388156400/1212-one-morning-i-went-to-photograph-a
But as my collection has grown, so has my dream. I want to build more than just a library. I want to build an entire learning center. A home for photography in Ghana. I’ve researched the properties. I’ve spoken to architects. I’ve reached out to the appropriate ministries. And I’ve even chosen the name: ‘Dikan.’ Which in our Asante language means: ‘To take the lead.’ The centerpiece will be the library. But there will also be a lecture hall where photographers from all over the world can come and teach. African photographers, especially. Who can teach African kids to tell African stories. There will never be another Paul Ninson. Who has to leave home, and feel this way, just to learn how to tell stories. Everyone will be welcome at Dikan. There will never be someone standing at the gate. No person will be too poor, or too inexperienced, to learn how to photograph. Even young kids will be welcome. There will be a room just for them. Where they can learn to photograph. And look at National Geographic magazines. And watch videos, about animals. I’ve even chosen the name for that too. We will call it ‘Ella’s Room.’”
Let’s Help Paul Build Dikan: https://bit.ly/letshelppaul
I've quoted the very end of Paul's story, which really resonanted with me for... a lot of reasons. You can read all about him as a father, a son, an immigrant, a photographer, a photojournalist, an Ghanaian man in the lovely racist US... all about Paul as Paul, and his story.
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Date: 2021-09-05 05:05 pm (UTC)eta -- where did the rest of my comment go? It was something about being glad that being on PONY helped so much. He is the kind of person I think of when I think of NY
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